The Orange dropped four of their last five regular season games before
defeating Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and Georgetown en route to a championship
game appearance in the Big East Tournament. Syracuse, though, blew a 16-point
second-half lead against Louisville in the title game.

Syracuse will play the winner of Sunday's Indiana/Temple game in Washington,
D.C. on Thursday.

Richard Solomon finished with 22 points and 14 boards for the 12th-seeded
Golden Bears (21-12), who upset fifth-seeded UNLV in the second round on
Thursday.